Vladimir Artemyev

Vladimir Artemyev
Born
Vladimir Andreyevich Artemyev

(1885-07-06)6 July 1885
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died11 September 1962(1962-09-11) (aged 77)
Moscow, USSR
OccupationsRocket and missile engineering
Notable workGas Dynamics Laboratory, Katyusha

Vladimir Andreyevich Artemyev (Russian: Владимир Андреевич Артемьев; 6 July [O.S. 24 June] 1885 – 11 September 1962) was a Soviet Russian rocket scientist at the Gas Dynamics Laboratory, and was one of the inventors of the Katyusha. The first rocket propelled by smokeless trotyl-pyroxylin powder was launched under his direction in 1928. Artem'ev crater is named in his honour.

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